Disc Mayweed vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Matricaria discoidea compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated while Jackson’s Mongoose is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Disc Mayweed	Jackson’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Herpestidae
Genus	Matricaria	Bdeogale
Species	Matricaria discoidea	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Disc Mayweed	Jackson’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.